This is a link to the general information about PC for friends and family:
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.faf
The latter link is highly useful and more extensive. It gives decent info about the volunteer's point of view and to assuage concerns. It also provides great tips how friends can be supportive to the volunteer (wink wink)
http://www.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/faf/homefront.pdf
General Information About Armenia:
www.countrywatch.com
On this site, you can learn anything, from what time it is in Yerevan to information about how to convert from the dollar to the dram. Just click on Armenia and go from there.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/searchResult?q=armenia
Visit this site to learn all you need to know about Armenia.
http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/am/
The U.S. State Department’s website issues background notes periodically about countries around the world. Find Armenia and learn more about its social and political history.
http://www.politicsresources.net/
This site includes links to all the official sites for governments
worldwide.
http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcarmenia.htm
This online world atlas includes maps and geographical information, and each country page contains links to other sites, such as the Library of Congress, that contain comprehensive historical, social, and political background.
www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp
This United Nations site allows you to search for statistical information for member states of the U.N.
www.worldinformation.com
This site provides an additional source of current and historical information about countries around the world.
This is a sporadic encapsulation of my Peace Corps experience in the Caucuses, specifically Armenia. I will be here for 27 months as a TEFL teacher for grades 3-12 in a small village called Karakert. If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact me! Peace in the Middle East! Phi-out!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It's The Lasting Relationship That Counts
Met her in S. Africa in the HIV clinic on Easter weekend in 2010. She asked me to pray for her family. I think about her often and send good energy to her and her loved ones.
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